The nurse cares for a patient with lung cancer in a home hospice program. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Discuss cancer risk factors and appropriate lifestyle modifications.
b. Encourage the patient to discuss past life events and their meaning.
c. Teach the patient about the purpose of chemotherapy and radiation.
d. Accomplish a thorough head-to-toe assessment several times a week.
ANS: B
The role of the hospice nurse includes assisting the patient with the important end-of-life task of finding meaning in the patient's life. Frequent head-to-toe assessments are not needed for hospice patients and may tire the patient unnecessarily. Patients admitted to hospice forego curative treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation for lung cancer. Discussion of cancer risk factors and therapies is not appropriate.
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